Sens vs. Penguins 2/25/04 Articles: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4, Binghamton 3
February 26, 2004

Posted by: Bob Howard
Credit: The Associated Press

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4, Binghamton 3

The Associated Press

BINGHAMTON, N.Y.- Defenseman Jesse Cook's first American Hockey League goal midway through the third period lifted the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-3 victory over the Binghamton Senators Wednesday night.

Cook, playing in his fourth career AHL game, fired a shot off the shin pad of Senators winger Arpad Mihaly and behind goalie Ray Emery with 9:53 left to snap a 3-3 tie after the Penguins lost a 3-1 lead.

With the victory, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton moved to within two points of Binghamton for the fifth and final playoff spot in the AHL's East Division. The Penguins have played three fewer games than the Senators.

The Senators' first shot gave them a lead when winger Denis Hamel snapped an eight-game scoring slump by redirecting Arpad Mihaly's shot past Penguins goalie Sebastien Caron on the power play at 11:00 in the first.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton answered with three goals about five minutes against Emery, who returned from a one-day NHL call-up to Ottawa in time to start. Toby Peterson, veteran center Marquis Mathieu and Colby Armstrong scored for the Penguins.

Winger Alexandre Giroux cut the deficit to 3-2 by flipping the rebound of Andy Hedlund's power-play point shot over Caron at 13:38.